Change Quote by Rebecca Solnit

We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn't have to be lost if there was enough…

— Petra Nemcova

Disaster preparedness, whether it's in anticipation of potential weather-related incidents or terrorist incidents requires a skill set that in my mind someone has to…

— Bennie Thompson

We must start to prepare for a warming world in the same way that we prepare for the possibility of terrorism - by making…

— Jackie Speier

The threat from extreme weather events highlights the importance of investing in preparedness.

— Sheri Fink

As a country in the path of typhoons and in the Pacific Rim of Fire, we must be prepared as the latest technology permits…

— Anonymous

As young people we want something to slow us down and keep us trapped in one place long enough to look below the surface…

— Chuck Palahniuk

The preparations are what they are. We're here. The storm is coming. We are as best prepared as we can be as the eye…

— Russel Honore

Soon after a disaster passes, we tend to turn our eyes away and focus our resources on the day-to-day, rather than on preparing for…

— Sheri Fink

Do we have to wait until a disaster overwhelms us before we make the radical changes necessary to protect our world for future generations?…

— John Gummer

Citizens are not prepared for attacks because there is a bias against the public by nearly every expert and government official. In emergency preparedness,…

— Amanda Ripley

It is vital that the entire international system is ready to meet the challenges of future disasters.

— Andrew Mitchell

“You can be brave and confident as you like, you can convince yourself that you’re invulnerable, that you know what you’re dealing with. You…

— Mo Hayder